ULTA · Ulta Beauty Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $23.68B |
| P/E | 19.57 |
| Float | 42.89M |
| Beta | 0.85 |
| Volatility | 21.2% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Retail |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 76 |
| Price | 566.35 |
| Change | +1.66% |
| Prev Close | 557.11 |
| Open | 559.27 |
| Day Low | 549.62 |
| Day High | 568.44 |
| Avg Vol | 1 |
| Avg $ Vol | $462.5M |
| 52W High | 714.97 |
| 52W Low | 443.60 |
| 52W Pos | 45.2% |
| From High | −20.79% |
| From Low | +27.67% |
| Max DD 1Y | −36.23% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +6.29% |
| SMA 50 | +12.35% |
| SMA 200 | +1.86% |
| RSI (14) | 61.3 |
| Vol 30D | 39.5% |
| Vol 90D | 34.5% |
| 1Y Range | 444–715 |
| Daily bars | 506 |
| Perf Week | +3.15% |
| Perf Month | +3.27% |
| Perf Quarter | +20.45% |
| Perf Half Y | −14.77% |
| Perf Year | +4.90% |
| Perf YTD | −8.66% |
| Prev Day | +1.66% |
| Clavix | B+ |
| Debt / Eq | 0.02 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.41 |
| Int Cover | 111.8× |
| FCF Margin | 9.8% |
| Rev Growth | +11.1% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 16 / 49 |
What ULTA does
Ulta Beauty, Inc. operates as a specialty beauty retailer in the United States, Mexico, and Kuwait.
The company offers branded and private label beauty products, including cosmetics, fragrance, haircare, skincare, bath and body products, professional hair products, and salon styling tools through its Ulta Beauty stores, shop-in-shops, Ulta.com website, and its mobile applications.
It also provides wellness products. The company was formerly known as ULTA Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. and changed its name to Ulta Beauty, Inc. in January 2017.
Ulta Beauty, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayULTA grades B+, 76 of 100. Steadiest on Sector Resilience (73), most exposed on News Sentiment (32, weak). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Retail median. Ranks 16 of 49 in Retail by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| ULTA | Retail median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.85 | 1.05 |
| Volatilityannualized | 21.2% | 26.3% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −36.2% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.23% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 239% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| ULTA | Retail median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.85 | 1.05 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate34% of 50 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Retail names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| ULTA | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +3.1% |
| 1 month | +3.3% |
| Year to date | −8.7% |
| 1 year | +4.9% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| ULTA | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 17 Aug |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 70 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 23 · 1 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 23 ↑ 1 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 50 Retail names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| ULTA | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +11.1% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Retail median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Against Retail
50 companies| Metric | ULTA | Sector spread | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 0.85 | 1.05 | |
| Volatility | 21.2% | 26.3% | |
| P/E | 19.57 | 22.27 | |
| Debt / equity | 0.02 | 0.51 | |
| Current ratio | 1.41 | 1.21 | |
| FCF margin | 9.8% | 5.4% | |
| Interest coverage | 111.8× | 10.7× |
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openThe article notes that Ulta Beauty had an earnings beat last week that was stronger than its stock's reaction, using the company as a prime example of a broader pattern in the retail sector where companies beat estimates and raised outlooks but received mixed stock reactions. The article body is too short to provide specific earnings figures or details.
Ulta Beauty announced the 8 early-stage beauty and wellness brands selected for the fifth annual MUSE Accelerator Program, a 10-week curriculum and mentorship program kicking off September 14 covering haircare, skincare, fragrance, cosmetics, and body care.
Ulta Beauty reported Q2 fiscal 2026 net sales up 8.9% to $3.04 billion and diluted earnings per share up 13.3% to $6.55, with growth helped by comparable sales, new stores, and the Space NK acquisition. However, the British luxury retailer Space NK is adding scale while pressuring gross margin, raising the question of whether the deal is paying off.
Ulta Beauty stock fell 3.5% after the company beat second-quarter earnings and raised its full-year outlook, because management said comparable sales growth would slow to just 2% to 3% in the second half of the year and noted that recent growth came from higher prices rather than more customer transactions. Net sales rose 8.9% to $3.04 billion, same-store sales grew 3.8%, operating margin held at 12.5%, and diluted earnings per share reached $6.55.
UBS says Ulta Beauty's updated 2026 guidance reflects stronger execution by the company and ongoing market share gains. The article body is truncated, so limited additional detail is available.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| DG | Dollar General Corp | B+ | $28.96B | 17.05 | 0.19 | Compare |
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